Balancing Act: Environmental Issues in Forestry (2nd ed.)
Balancing Act: Environmental Issues in Forestry (2nd ed.)
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平衡法：林业环境问题（第二版）
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10.5070/g311310412
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发表时间：
2000
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J. Nocera
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平衡法：林业中的环境问题（第二版）加拿大新斯科舍省自然资源部约瑟夫·J·诺塞拉审查。(2nd编辑）温哥华，加拿大：UBC出版社，1997年。305页。ISBN 0-7748-0574-9（平装本）。在极端的辩论中找到平衡是一项艰巨的任务。在《平衡法》中，作者试图描述激进的环境保护主义和彻底的资源开发之间的所有点。在整本书中，读者会看到大量的事实、理论和研究，这些都是关于剥削的影响和永远不干涉的保护主义的谬论。他的事实是准确的，他对林业的各个方面的介绍是彻底的，从气候变化到地下水问题。J. P.（哈米什）Kimmins提供了一个完整的和广泛的入门林业，森林科学和相关主题。本书共分五章（73页）。正如作者所指出的那样，它向普通的有关公民或林业工作者介绍了加拿大巨大森林资源的管理者所面临的主要环境问题的生态方面（第4页）。即使是那些拥有这些学科复杂知识的读者，也会带回一些新的东西，或者至少会提醒他们可能已经忘记的东西。这篇冗长的导言写得很好，是这本书最大的优点。作者是否如标题所示，找到了平衡点？在整个过程中，金明斯否认这项工作不是一个工具，旨在解决一个争论。我认为他既没有达到预期的目标，也没有达到无意的目标。整个工作是一个有利于林业的性质，虽然反对公然开采，其中森林被认为是一种资源（例如，见上文引用）。作者所希望的客观性在他反复鼓吹积极林业而不是森林保护中失去了。这一点在对一些敏感的野生动物问题的非常有限的讨论中最为明显。依赖于原始森林的野生动物（需要最低强度的森林管理方式）似乎受到了冷落，只有一段专门讨论它们（第150页）。读者被告知砍伐的森林如何产生不同的物种组合，但总体多样性没有受到伤害。那栖息在那里的野生动物的内在价值呢？提出的许多问题和提供的信息都来自加拿大西海岸，特别是提交人的家乡不列颠省。
Review: Balancing Act: Environmental Issues in Forestry (2nd ed.) By J. P. Kimmins Reviewed by Joseph J. Nocera Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Canada Kimmins, J. P. Balancing Act: Environmental Issues in Forestry. (2nd ed.) Vancouver, Canada: UBC Press, 1997. 305 pp. ISBN 0-7748-0574-9 (softcover). Finding a balance in a debate of extremes is a daunting task. In Balancing Act, the author attempts to describe all points between aggressive environmental protectionism and outright resource exploitation. Throughout the book, the reader is presented with numerous facts, theories, and research concerning the effects of exploitation and the fallacy of eternal hands-off protectionism. His facts are precise, and his presentation of all aspects of forestry is thorough—from climate change to groundwater issues. J. P. ( Hamish ) Kimmins offers a complete and extensive primer on forestry, forest science, and relevant topics. This background consists of five full chapters (73 pp.) and provides, as the author states, the average concerned citizen or forester with an introduction to the ecological aspects of the major environmental issues facing the managers of Canada’s great forest resource (p. 4). Even those readers armed with intricate knowledge of these disciplines will take home something new, or at least be reminded of something they may have forgotten. This lengthy introduction is well written and is the greatest strength of this book. Has the author managed to find a balance, as the title suggests? Throughout, Kimmins disclaims this work as not being a vehicle meant to resolve a debate. I suggest that he has accomplished neither the intended, or unintended, objectives. The entire work is one of a pro-forestry nature, albeit against blatant exploitation, where forests are considered a resource (e.g. see quote above). The objectivity that the author desires is lost in his repeated advocating of active forestry over forest protection. This is most evident in the very limited discussion on some sensitive wildlife issues. Wildlife that are dependent upon old-growth (requiring the least intensive style of forest management), seemingly receive a brush-off, with only one paragraph devoted to their discussion (p. 150). The reader is told how harvested forests beget different suites of species, but that overall diversity is unharmed. What about the inherent value of wildlife that resided there? Many of the issues raised and information presented are generated from the west coast of Canada, particularly the author’s home province of British